Main Entry: rap·port

Pronunciation: \ra-ˈpȯr, rə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from rapporter to bring back, refer, from Old French raporter to bring back, from re- + aporter to bring, from Latin apportare, from ad- ad- + portare to carry — more at fare

Date: circa 1661

: relation; especially : relation marked by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity